THE ESSENTIAL MARGARET FULLER

A woman of many gifts, Margaret Fuller (1810–50) is most aptly remembered as America's first true feminist. Her 1845 work, u003ciu003eWoman in the Nineteenth Century,u003c/iu003e is regarded as the United States' first feminist publication, a groundbreaking book that helped reshape gender roles for women as well as men. Fuller was one of the few female members of the Transcendentalist movement, and in her brief yet fruitful life, she was an author, editor, literary and social critic, journalist, poet, and revolutionary.u003cbru003e This collection reflects the broad scope of Fuller's interests. Ranging from her early poetry to her reviews and essays, selections include the travelogue u003ciu003eSummer on the Lakes, u003c/iu003eher contributions to the literary journal u003ciu003eThe Dial, u003c/iu003eand her unpublished journals.